CVA "Kodiak" .45 cal. in-line rifle

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I finally got the range yesterday with some nice weather. I now have a couple of questions regarding some difficulties I encountered. I loaded a 90 grain (volume) equivalent of 2F Triple Seven with a Hornady 200 grain SST bullet in sabot. From the first shot through the last I had one devil of a time pushing this bullet down the barrel. I used my B/P bullet starter to get it in the first six inches or so...with much muscle power....and then the ramrod the rest of the way. I had to bang the end of the ramrod against the shooting bench repeatedly to seat the bullet. The rifle shot as well as I could hold it so I was pleased with that...BUT...I'd have to have the Hulk with me to get the projectile down the barrel.
I have also e-mailed CVA to ask the diameter of the bore...two months ago, and have had no reply. Does anyone here know?
Last question...trigger pull....is quite heavy. Has anyone had any experience with working on the trigger group from one of these? Thanks guys....I am straying from my traditional roots here.
 
No interest or.....

Could it be that none of the members of this forum have any experience with this makers rifles? It may be that I have the only Kodiak from CVA in Canada or that there is just "no interest"? Not even too many lookers which implies no interest...such is life.
 
I have no experience with this particular rifle and do not know the actual bore dimensions, but it is clear that if you are haveing that much difficulty loading that there are a few possible answers. The bore is rough, either from the manufacturing, pitting/corrosion in bore or lack of cleaning--if a lot of plastic sabots have been used, the plastic builds up and must be thoroughly cleaned out.

Could be that the bullet/sabot combo is too big for the bore. Have you tried any other combos?

Regards, 44Bore
 
It is a new rifle...the bore is sparkling and smooth...never had sabots or anyhting through it prior to this. I will try the Power Belt bullets but don't like the look of them.....may slug the barrel and try to find some lead bullets the right size....thanks 44Bore
 
Hornadys fit real tight in lots of rifles. Not just CVA'a. How are they grouping. Beating the hell out of your ramrod try to seat is probably not very good for eiher:

a. The ramrod
b. That tip of the bullet.

My rifle doesn't like Hornady's - I went to Precision Rifle stuff.
 
Black powder

I have shot a little black powder,After several shots the barrel will be fouled,and bullets may be hard to start but not that hard.
Are the bullets home made if so maybe the wrong cal or cast wrong,try some bullet lub,try some other store bought ammo.
I shoot Ball ammo and hunting stuff and have never had that problem.

IMATT
 
IMATT, they are Hornady sabots...supposedly top of the line. Go down just as hard with a clean bore as with fouled. I changed over to Power Belt Platinum for this years deer hunt and made a nice shot on an eight point buck at 30 yards. I still don't like the accuracy so will try some .45 cal. lead bullets as soon as the weather warms. Dave
 
Be careful NOT to mix sabots.
I have a CVA Wolf... great rifle, I LOVE it.
Although the rifle is said to be a .50 cal, it is misleading. The bullets are either .45 cal or .41 cal (I may be off a few thousands), they come with either a GREEN sabot or a BLACK sabot. For sake of example, lets say the .45 uses the GREEN which gives it a total of .50cal when used together. The .41 uses a BLACK sabot which also makes it a .50 cal.
If you use a .45 cal bullet with a BLACK sabot you have a .53 cal combo and you will have to bang it down with a ball peened hammer! You get the picture?
Moral of story is it is IMPORTANT to use the proper sabot/bullet combo.
Also, as was montioned, black powder is FILTHY. When range shooting, I use a wet patch (water works well) to swab out the barrel between shots. Make sure to run a DRY patch before loading powder. Sabots are to be "snug" but NOT require Herculean strength to seat.
 
Guys...the bullets were purchased sealed and are made by Hornady....

These have to be pounded in to the barrel. I have tried lubricating the exterior but no difference. They are marginally too big in diameter. That's why I asked CVA for the bore size...they never did reply to my queries. I could slug the bore. I wonder if CVA made their bore to accept their bullets (power belt) only....for obvious reasons. Anyway.....I am still experimenting. Bullet container marked "45 caliber 40-200 Gr. SST/ML" item #67132. Without the sabot the bullet itself will drop into the barrel with room to spare. Red tipped bullets with white plastic sabot. I have given up on them and wouldn't buy any more for my rifle. I wonder if others have tried them in their CVA rifles?
 
Wondering why you are so hung up on Hornady? Lots of other vendors out there.

FYI - Most (if not all) sabots are manufactured by MMP out of Arizona..........regardless of whoever stamps their corporate logo on it.

You describe the sabots as being WHITE? Perchance they are actually TAN? White sabots are for .54 Cal. Tan sabots are for the .45.



Hakx
 
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Not that I`m an expert but I had a similar problem with hard loading on my cva optima . Found when I switched to the remington 209 blackpowder primers the loading problem went away ,coincidence don`t know . But thats what I found , also the ring I was getting also went away .
 
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